Keven Halopoff, General Manager

Keven has spent the last 20 years in the F+B industry and after a break learning underwater construction and demolition, then subsequently traveling the country working underwater in nuclear power plants, Keven returned to his true passion in the food, wine and music world. After working at such places as The Liberty and W Hotels, Keven spent the last 3 years working for the Bowery Presents as the General Manager at The Sinclair, a 500 person cap room and 150 seat restaurant, in Harvard Square.

Email: keven(at)citywinery.com

ENX DADULAS, Executive Chef

Hailing from Hawaii, Enx began his culinary career more than 20 years ago in restaurants specializing in Japanese/French cuisine and fine dining modern Italian. His skills grew and matured under the guidance of Master Chef Roy Yamaguchi at his renowned Roy’s restaurants; working his way up through the kitchen from line cook, to sous chef, to executive chef and assisting Roy in the opening of several restaurants. Enx credits Roy for the development of his passion for cooking and thrill of the business. He and his wife Alyssa moved to Boston in pursuit of new experiences and Enx has since worked with celebrity chef Barbara Lynch, as well as Jean Joho at Brassiere Jo and several other local fine dining restaurants. Eventually Enx opened and owned his own restaurant, and for the past 6 years provided Cape Ann (50 minutes north of Boston) with his talents in Modern American Cuisine. Our Executive Chef is excited for this next chapter in his life at City Winery, and looks forward to sharing his love for using local ingredients with seasonally inspired flavors.

Email: enx(at)citywinery.com

Stephen Feke, Winemaker

Stephen Feke has over 17 years’ experience working in the United States wine industry. He began working for V. Sattui winery while attending high school in St. Helena, California in the Napa Valley. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management while working as an Enologist for the E&J Gallo corporation's premiere red wine facility in the formerly owned Louis M. Martini Winery. While working for Gallo he received formal training in enology and viticulture, and found his passion for making fine wines. He also found an unmet passion for living in urban settings, something that clashed with his ability to make world-class wines. After working in Los Angeles for 6 years as Assistant Winemaker for San Antonio Winery, and searching for an urban winemaking balance, Stephen accepted the role as Assistant Winemaker for City Winery Atlanta. After a successful opening and harvest in Atlanta, Stephen accepted the role as Head Winemaker there and was then chosen to be the Winemaker for the new City Winery Boston opening in the fall of 2017.

Email: sfeke(at)citywinery.com

RENÉE GAUMOND, Program Director

Renee found her way to the music industry through her bike shop in Berkeley California where she presented live music in the basement as a way to support local artists. Word got out and this intimate listening space soon became a favorite community space to play and hear music. Her passion for presenting live music brought her to the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, an iconic folk music venue in Berkeley where she spent 8 years, working her way up the ranks and rebranding the venue’s programming to include more headlining artists and higher audience attendance. While at the Freight, Renee collaborated with City Winery Napa and became a fan of the organization. When the opportunity to join the City Winery Boston team presented itself, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up so she loaded up the RAV 4 and moved to Boston. “City Winery is the gold standard in the live music, concert experience and I’m extremely honored and excited to be a part of the team."

Email: renee(at)citywinery.com

Joei Bush, Box Office Manager

Joei grew up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in Tacoma, Washington. Her love for the arts inspired her to attend high school at Tacoma School of the Arts where she dabbled in all art forms. She found a passion for music and loved classes about audio recording and the music industry. A couple years after high school, she found herself attending college at Columbia College in Chicago where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Arts and Entertainment Media Management specializing in Live and Performing Arts. An internship at Reggie's Rock Club on the south side of Chicago led to positions as their Talent Buyer's Assistant and Marketing Director. Three years later and looking for a change, she was hired as an Usher at City Winery Chicago. Since then, she's climbed from Usher to Concierge to Guest Services Coordinator for Chicago to being the Box Office Manager in Atlanta. After a year in Atlanta, she transferred to Boston to be the Box Office Manager. In Joei's spare time, she loves to travel, rock climb and kayak.

Email: joei(at)citywinery.com

Kelly Coggins, Beverage Director

Once on the road to becoming a pastry chef, Kelly was bitten by the booze bug in college and hasn't looked back. It was there at the Culinary Institute of America that he discovered how interesting the intricacies of wine and spirits can be--driving him to become the Beverage Director of Rialto in Cambridge and Head Sommelier at Bistro du Midi in Boston. He also served as the Beverage Director and General Manager at Strip-T's in Watertown, where the restaurant received two James Beard award nominations for outstanding service. Throughout his career, Kelly has aspired to learn as much as he can about wine and aggressively pursued an education to become a true wine nerd. He has completed the Court of Master Sommeliers Certified exam and is currently studying for the Advanced exam. He has also traveled to Italy, Portugal, and (to truly understand the entire wine making process) has worked harvest in the Mosel region for Weiser-Künstler where he gained a true appreciation for German wines (and learned a killer pierogi recipe). Constantly doling out bits of fascinating trivia to guests and making sure his co-workers feel confident with their wine list, he has also taught a course on terrior driven cocktails at Portland Cocktail Week and as an elective at the Bar Institute program in Austin, TX. Always eager to share his experiences and understanding of the wine world, Kelly has lent books from his personal library to a number of Boston's bartenders, sommeliers, and distributors. When not trying to educate the world, Kelly is exploring it (often with his husband in tow). He is also the current serving president for the Boston chapter of the U.S. Bartenders Guild.

Email: kelly(at)citywinery.com

STACEY HEATH, Concert Manager

Coming Soon

Email: stacey(at)citywinery.com

JENNA KORUS Marketing Director

After graduating from the University of New Haven with dual Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Music Industry and Music & Sound Recording, Jenna Korus landed in the world of live music marketing. Over the past few years she worked with various independent promoters and venues in Connecticut, and since its opening was the primary marketer of a new flexible capacity venue in New Haven, which went on to rank within the Top 200 Venues on Pollstar's 2015 and 2016 Year-End Worldwide Ticket Sales chart. Jenna is excited to be a part of City Winery Boston's opening team, and to learn more about the food and beverage industry with a company as established in the national market as City Winery.

Email: jenna(at)citywinery.com

KRYSTEN MALLETT, Events Director

After graduating college with a degree in Business Management, Krysten began her career in the financial world. A few years later, Krysten decided to transition her career into the hospitality industry and since, has worked as a Restaurant Manager, Food and Beverage Director, Director of Sales & Marketing, and now as the Private Event Director of City Winery Boston. Her experience with operations, service and events provides her with a well rounded understanding of the industry. With her ambitious attitude and passion for events she is driven to create memorable experiences that will exceed expectations. Fun Fact: Krysten’s favorite color is Wine!

Email: krysten(at)citywinery.com

JOHN OVERSTREET, Technical Director

Back in the late 1980’s, John was returning some rental mics for his band in D.C. when the sound company owner asked him if he was busy that day. “I’m short on crew, want to learn how to do sound? Get in the truck.” All these years later, he is still ready to get on board. This time at City Winery in Boston as Technical Director. He has spent the years in between touring the U.S. and the world as a live sound engineer and sometimes as tour manager for many bands including Morphine, Throwing Muses, Buffalo Tom, Belly, Agnes Obel, Cibelle, and Isis (the 1997-2010 metal band, not...). When not on the road, the Middle East Nightclub in Cambridge, Massachusetts was home base for 20 years where he served as Production Manager and Head Sound Engineer. Best moment ever: mixing a Dick Dale show, noticing Robert Plant hanging out by the sound board and chatting with him about Led Zeppelin sound checks. Heaven!

Email: john(at)citywinery.com

DAVID MILES PERRICONE, Graphic Designer

Growing up in Boston, David knew a few things well: music, food, and design. Influenced by his parents, both musicians, he began pursuing music himself. This eventually led to graphic design. Locals from his community asked him to design their apparel for their bands which inspired David's love for his work. He went from working in his basement to receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design. All of this has led him to where he is today: the City Winery team.